| Work Title
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Barbaresques
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| Alternative. Title
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Barbaresques, a Suite for Piano
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| Composer
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Spelman, Timothy Mather
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| Internal Reference NumberInternal Ref. No.
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ITS 1
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| Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's
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9 movements:
- Touggourt: In an Arab café . Allegro con fuoco (
 = 208)
- El-Kantara: The mouth of the desert . Adagio ( = 100) - Allegro moderato (
 = 120) - Meno mosso e tranquillo ( = 120) - Tempo primo
- El-Outaïa: Sirocco, the breath of the sand . Andante ( = 138)
- Timgad: The Rome that was, the Barbary that is . Largo e nobile. ( = 40) - Lento e sostenuto molto ( = 50) -Lento e sostenuto- Tempo del principio
- Biskra: The gyrations of a camel. Lento
- Sidi Okba: The quiet of the mosque . Lento ( = 44) - Un poco più mosso ( = 56)- Un poco più sostenuto ( = 48) - Come prima - Tempo del principia
- Beyond Temacin: Moonrise in the desert . Lento e tranquillo ( = 56) - Più lento e tranquillissimo ( = 40) - Molto più largo ma ben ritmato - Sostenuto ( = 40) - Largamente
- Carthage: A trolley ride from Tunis . Sostenuto ma ben ritmato ( = 80) - Allegro ( = 168) - Lento - Allegro - Più largo - Un poco meno mosso che prima ( = 142) - Presto - ( = 144) - Tempo del principio
- Tunis: In the souk. Moderato ( = 72)
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| First Publication.
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1922
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| Dedication
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To Leolyn Louise Everett (1888-1971) (presumably applies to all 9 pieces but may only apply to the first.)
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| Composer Time PeriodComp. Period
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Early 20th century
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| Piece Style
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Early 20th century
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| Instrumentation
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piano
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| Extra Information
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The dedicatee married the composer in 1915, and is sometimes referred to as Leolyn Louise Everett Spelman. (It's possible that the dedication was written before they were wed, though the work, or at least this score of it, was published after.)
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